Abstract This report analyzes how lay reflections of health have been integrated into context-specific traditional medical systems in Sri Lanka. Interviews, focus group discussions, and case studies with people practicing traditional medicine and patients treated with it have shown how health is a socio-cultural experience embedded in Sinhalese culture. Sinhalese medicine as a major traditional medical system in the country has corresponded to laypersons’ reflections of health, thereby reforming its structure so that it can provide a more reliable service to those who are in need. Compared to the allopathic medical system, this report argues that Sinhalese medicine in Sri Lanka is capable of accommodating lay reflections more precisely, since it is a culturally responsive medical system in the country.

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斯里兰卡健康经验与僧伽罗医学的反思

摘要 本报告分析了健康的外行反映如何被整合到斯里兰卡特定背景的传统医疗系统中。采访、焦点小组讨论和与传统医学实践者和接受传统医学治疗的患者的案例研究表明，健康是一种嵌入僧伽罗文化的社会文化体验。僧伽罗医学作为该国主要的传统医疗体系，顺应了外行人对健康的反映，从而对其结构进行了改革，以便为有需要的人提供更可靠的服务。与对抗疗法医疗系统相比，本报告认为，斯里兰卡的僧伽罗医学能够更准确地适应世俗的反映，因为它是该国的文化响应医疗系统。